Painting of Papageno the Bird Man from Mozart's Magic Flute
Papageno is the bird catcher from Mozart's opera, the Magic Flute. The Magic Flute is filled with rich symbolism, in particular Alchemical and Masonic symbols. Papageno is the bearer of the birdcage and of the Magic Bells. In the opera, the scenes which include Papageno are light-hearted, much like Papageno's own light heart. Papageno is Tamino's 'side-kick' and his quest is to find a wife, and he does find one in the lovely Papagena, his birdy counterpart!
Papageno is usually depicted with green feathers, but I opted for purple and gold in this representation.
I painted this using acrylics on heavy-weight paper.
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I think i heard about the occult symbolism behind the Magic Flute play but i do not remembera lot of details. Your artwork is very beautiful, i loved the figure of Papageno posing with the bird cage and the totemic hat in the head and the bird at the foreground. You did a vey good job narrating with the story with the image:) I saw your blog also and you have a lot of beautiful art, the peacock is really impressive as central image:)
I will advise you to include the link to your blog in your profile description, it is very useful for people to know who you are, also try to use tags like #art-venture #ocd-resteem and #c-squared to bring more attention to you art. Last but not least check the nTopaz platform https://www.ntopaz.com/ It is a very active and supporting art community at steem and your art will get more attention there. If you need any help feel free to ask:)
Thanks for the advice man. I'll be sure to use those tags, and will check out nTopaz soon. It sounds pretty good. Thanks for the offer to help too, and thanks for the vote of confidence!
The Magic Flute is filled with references to Masonry. Temples, Eye of Horus, and the rituals all hearken to MAsonry and some level of occultism.
Thanks!
You are very welcome 😊 Looking forward to see more of your amazing artworks 😊
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